Chapter 7 Return to the factory "Where are you going? Come in." Zhou Yimin shouted. He peeled the eggs, ate the whites and left the yolks. The three Lai Fu siblings then came in reluctantly, observing the old lady's expression. The old lady said the same thing, telling the three little ones to remember their eldest brother’s kindness, to listen to him, and not to be ungrateful, etc. "Eat!" Zhou Yimin handed the egg yolks to the three little guys, one for each. In fact, he himself doesn't like egg yolks because they are dry. "Grandma! I'm going to go back to the city to do some work. Tell the old Party secretary that if you kill a wild boar, have someone bring it to me in the city. It's best to bring the village's ox cart. I'll come back to see you and Grandpa in two days." When the old lady heard that her grandson was going back to the city, she felt a little reluctant, but then she heard that he would come back after two days. That's fine. She smiled and said, "Okay! Grandma, let your grandpa talk to you."
Zhou Yimin didn't waste any time. He drank some water and got on the road, riding his bike back to Sijiu City. At the same time, he checked the store in his mind. Today's one-yuan flash sale area was refreshed, and it became 100 kilograms of rice and 100 kilograms of beef jerky. Zhou Yimin bought it without saying a word and spent two dollars. 100 kilograms of beef jerky, a big profit. If you take it to the black market, it’s guaranteed to be sold out at five yuan a pound, after all, no ticket is required. He returned to the courtyard and had already put 50 kilograms of eggs in his shopping basket, intending to take them to the steel plant for delivery. He had not been back to the factory for two or three days. The job of a buyer is more flexible, but you still have to report from time to time. Of course, the most important thing is to meet the minimum purchasing volume every month. He thought that with these 50 kilograms of eggs, if the village could get a wild boar, he would exceed his KPI for this month. As soon as I returned to the courtyard, Old Mrs. Xu came to my door with a pair of knitted cloth shoes and 2 yuan. "Grandma Xu! This pair of cloth shoes is enough for me! I also made a lot of money." Zhou Yimin took the pair of cloth shoes without taking the money. You know, a pair of cloth shoes is worth about five dollars. At that time, cloth shoes were very valuable, and they required "thousands of stitches" to sew out thousands of layers of soles. For this pair of cloth shoes, Zhou Yimin also had to give back some money to Mrs. Xu, or other things! Old Mrs. Xu forced the pair into his hands and said, "They are different. The cloth shoes were given to you by Grandma Xu. Grandma Xu, I'll tell you the truth. I may want to buy some cornmeal from you in the future. Is that okay?" She had other wishes. "Sure! Grandma Xu, please wait a moment." As he spoke, Zhou Yimin took out a small basket of eggs as a return gift. Some benefits cannot be taken advantage of. Eggs are cheaper than meat, but a little more expensive than rice and other grains, at 30 to 40 cents per pound. "These are the eggs I bought. Take some back to help Dongzi and the others replenish their nutrition. Take them. Take them. If you don't want them, take these cloth shoes back too."
Old Mrs. Xu was holding the basket of eggs with mixed feelings. This is really a timely help. "By the way, these cloth shoes are great. Grandma Xu, if you have time, please make me two more pairs. I'll take them back for my grandparents to wear. I'll then exchange them for food." Grandpa and grandma's clothes were made by their aunt, but they were short of shoes. Zhou Yimin was originally going to buy them from a store, but since Grandma Xu was good at making them, it was okay to let her make them. You can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it? When Mrs. Xu heard this, she was overjoyed and nodded immediately, asking what size she wanted. He sighed in his heart, Yimin is such a filial child! He still misses his grandparents in the countryside. Apart from anything else, this filial piety alone is enough to make people envious. In the end, Old Mrs. Xu carried the basket of eggs back home, her steps much lighter. When she got home, her grandson came over, hugged her thighs, and stared at the eggs with eyes that started to light up. "Be good, Dongdong, be polite to your brother Yimin next time you see him, okay? These are all sent by him, and grandma will make you egg soup tonight." Grandma Xu was also teaching her children to be grateful. The little guy nodded seriously: "Grandma, Dongdong understands. Last time, I helped Brother Yimin clean his bicycle!" The Siheyuan cannot hide too many secrets. Besides, Zhou Yimin and Old Lady Xu's "deal" was not hidden, but open and aboveboard. Soon, almost all the aunties in the courtyard knew about it. "In our courtyard, only Yimin has surplus food." "Yimin is good at purchasing! He's much better than that bastard in my family." "I have a niece who works in a textile factory. Someday..." Before he could finish, the middle-aged woman next to him who knew the situation said, "What are you thinking? Mr. Zhou has already arranged it." "Ah! Yimin has a partner?" "Yeah! Lao Zhou was drinking at my house before and said a few words." "That's a pity. With Yimin's conditions, marrying him would be a life of luxury!" Really? He has a car and a house, he looks good, and the treatment of a buyer is good. They thought that if they really didn't have enough food in the future, they would go and buy some from Zhou Yimin. They couldn't ask for free food or to borrow it. Zhou Yimin cleaned up the house and took out the clothes he had worn to wash. When a man washes clothes, he just rubs them a few times, steps on them a few times, and wrings them a few times, and that’s it. After doing all this, he locked the door and went to the steel factory to report. Only Sha Zhu's Siheyuan could do this without being allowed to lock the door. If something is lost, whose is it? Even if there is no thief, if a stray cat or something runs in and knocks over things, it will still be a loss! The steel plant where Zhou Yimin worked was the largest steel plant in Beijing. It was even larger than the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill where Sha Zhu worked. It was opened as early as the early years of the Republic of China. For a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, food consumption is extremely terrifying. Therefore, their purchasing department is divided into four sections, each of which has five divisions. Zhou Yimin is in the fifth section of the fourth purchasing department, the section chief is Wang Weimin, and there are ten members.
Section Chief Wang Weimin is now having a headache. The section chief has issued an order, requiring each section to find ways to increase purchasing volume. A food crisis has begun to appear in the factory. The canteen has repeatedly reduced the meals for the workers. I heard that another worker fainted yesterday, but fortunately this time no production accident occurred. But it was difficult for them as purchasers. They went to the rural areas and communes near the capital and could not find anything to eat. Nowadays, the countryside was even more difficult than their city. If you want to increase your purchase volume, you have to go further. "Yi Min is back." After hearing what the stock clerk said, Wang Weimin immediately turned around and saw Zhou Yimin coming in carrying a large shopping basket. "Be careful, there are eggs all over it." Zhou Yimin said. When everyone heard this, they immediately went up to help carry the shopping basket. "Wow! So many eggs, where did you buy them, Yimin?" Wang Weimin was also a little surprised. A few hundred eggs was still quite impressive. "I ran a bit far this time, so I didn't come back to the factory for the first two or three days," Zhou Yimin explained. Wang Weimin not only did not blame him, but praised him in public: "Yimin did a good job, you should also learn from him. So, as long as you run farther, you can still get supplies. Hey! What's down there? " (End of this chapter)